Commit 1b39e932 authored by Dave Chiluk's avatar Dave Chiluk Committed by Jiri Slaby

stable_kernel_rules: Add pointer to netdev-FAQ for network patches

commit b76fc285 upstream.

Stable_kernel_rules should point submitters of network stable patches to the
netdev_FAQ.txt as requests for stable network patches should go to netdev
first.
Signed-off-by: default avatarDave Chiluk <chiluk@canonical.com>
Cc: stable <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarJiri Slaby <jslaby@suse.cz>
parent f2c34bc6
...@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the ...@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ Rules on what kind of patches are accepted, and which ones are not, into the
Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree: Procedure for submitting patches to the -stable tree:
- If the patch covers files in net/ or drivers/net please follow netdev stable
submission guidelines as described in
Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt
- Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to - Send the patch, after verifying that it follows the above rules, to
stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the stable@vger.kernel.org. You must note the upstream commit ID in the
changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish changelog of your submission, as well as the kernel version you wish
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